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he clearly is opposing hagel here. jon: primarily what a lot of these senators want is information on a number of fronts, especially on the benghazi attack. what happened, how muc did the white house know, how involved was the president? that's what they're looking for, right? >> yeah, that is what they're looking for. they did ask some questions of hillary clinton about what she said to the president. their talks that night. they want more information as far as what, what was happening that night as these reports were coming in that christopher stevens and others were in danger. what was the white house doing? they want more details on it. until they get those details senator john mccain said looks like he would support the filibuster. earlier in the week he was saying, suggesting he wouldn't. but he wants more answers. until he gets the answers looks like hagel could be stonewalled at least for this week. jon: how interesting and maybe ironic that the pivotal vote or the pivotal decision is being made by the guy the
he clearly is opposing hagel here. jon: primarily what a lot of these senators want is information on a number of fronts, especially on the benghazi attack. what happened, how muc did the white house know, how involved was the president? that's what they're looking for, right? >> yeah, that is what they're looking for. they did ask some questions of hillary clinton about what she said to the president. their talks that night. they want more information as far as what, what was happening...
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he clearly is opposing hagel here. jon: primarily what a lot of these senators want is information on a number of fronts, especially on the benghazi attack. what happened, how much did the white house know, how involved was the president? that's what they're looking for, right? >> yeah, that is what they're looking for. they did ask some questions of hillary clinton about what she said to the president. their talks that night. they want more information as far as what, what was happening that night as these reports were coming in that christopher stevens and others were in danger. what was the white house doing? they want more details on it. until they get those details senator john mccain said looks like he would support the filibuster. earlier in the week he was saying, suggesting he wouldn't. but he wants more answers. until he gets the answers looks like hagel could be stonewalled at least for this week. jon: how interesting and maybe ironic that the pivotal vote or the pivotal decision is being made by the guy the
he clearly is opposing hagel here. jon: primarily what a lot of these senators want is information on a number of fronts, especially on the benghazi attack. what happened, how much did the white house know, how involved was the president? that's what they're looking for, right? >> yeah, that is what they're looking for. they did ask some questions of hillary clinton about what she said to the president. their talks that night. they want more information as far as what, what was happening...
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i got to love chuck hagel. senator hagel about, former infantry sergeant, volunteered for duty with the 9th division. he will never leave the soldier behind. he is always going to have the soldier interests at heart as he brings the pentagon into this new world that we're in? he is also a, he is also a very much a free thinker. he challenges, he challenges the conventional wisdom. every military headquarters i ever been in that is the kind of guy you need to avoid doing something dumb. jenna: brian the general makes very interesting points that hagel mentioned this hearing today. he said he is committed to our nation's warriors. why is that not enough for you for a man in this position? >> well, certainly nobody questions senator hagel's service to the united state and the military. he served with distinction. the question is his record. he has been in the senate for 12 years. and if you take a look at his record on national security and defense issues it's very troubling. it is well outside the mainstream of p
i got to love chuck hagel. senator hagel about, former infantry sergeant, volunteered for duty with the 9th division. he will never leave the soldier behind. he is always going to have the soldier interests at heart as he brings the pentagon into this new world that we're in? he is also a, he is also a very much a free thinker. he challenges, he challenges the conventional wisdom. every military headquarters i ever been in that is the kind of guy you need to avoid doing something dumb. jenna:...
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i got to love chuck hagel. senator hagel about, former infantry sergeant, volunteered for duty with the 9th division. he will never leave the soldier behind. he is always going to have the soldier interests at heart as he brings the pentagon into this new world that we're in? he is also a, he is also a very much a free thinker. he challenges, he challenges the conventional wisdom. every military headquarters i ever been in that is the kind of guy you need to avoid doing something dumb. jenna: brian the general makes very interesting points that hagel mentioned this hearing today. he said he is committed to our nation's warriors. why is that not enough for you for a man in this position? >> well, certainly nobody questions senator hagel's service to the united states and the military. he served with distinction. the question is his record. he has been in the senate for 12 years. and if you take a look at his record on national security and defense issues it's very troubling. it is well outside the mainstream of
i got to love chuck hagel. senator hagel about, former infantry sergeant, volunteered for duty with the 9th division. he will never leave the soldier behind. he is always going to have the soldier interests at heart as he brings the pentagon into this new world that we're in? he is also a, he is also a very much a free thinker. he challenges, he challenges the conventional wisdom. every military headquarters i ever been in that is the kind of guy you need to avoid doing something dumb. jenna:...
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now, hagel has apologized nor that comment. even though the pro israel groups aren't waving a red flag about his nomination, south carolina senator lindsey graham is. >> not only has he said you should directly negotiate with iran, sanctions won't work, that israel must negotiate with hamas, an organization, terrorist group that lobs thousands of rockets into israel, he also was one of 12 senators who refused to sign a letter to the european union trying to designate hezbollah as a terrorist organization. >> reporter: if he's confirmed, hagel will be the first defense secretary who served in vietnam as an enlisted soldier. he won two purple hearts and the white house feels he'd be an excellent advocate for servicemen and women, during and after their active duty. he also served on the senate foreign relations committee with then senator barack obama. john brennan's nomination to head the cia is unlikely to draw the same level of criticism. he served in the agency for 25 years before becoming mr. obama's counterterrorism advisor
now, hagel has apologized nor that comment. even though the pro israel groups aren't waving a red flag about his nomination, south carolina senator lindsey graham is. >> not only has he said you should directly negotiate with iran, sanctions won't work, that israel must negotiate with hamas, an organization, terrorist group that lobs thousands of rockets into israel, he also was one of 12 senators who refused to sign a letter to the european union trying to designate hezbollah as a...
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today iran's foreign ministry spokesman coming out in support of hagel, in support of hagel, saying, he hopes his appointment will improve relations between the united states and tehran, explaining, quote, we hope that practical changes are made in america's foreign policy and american officials adopt an approach tom respect rights of nations. another big issue as you know is the president's relationship with our biggest ally in the middle east, israel and its prime minister benjamin netanyahu. chuck hagel's controversial comments about israel including saying quote, the jewish lobby intimidates a lot of people, have been repeated often in the last few days and he said those comments years ago to aaron david mill who advised six secretary is of state and is on our program. nice to have you on the program. >> thanks, jenna. jenna: i want to ask about the comments chuck hagel said a few years ago but in a moment. why would iran come out with this type of statement now? what does it mean? >> if they undermined hagel's nomination it is a perfect time. those who argue the iranians that li
today iran's foreign ministry spokesman coming out in support of hagel, in support of hagel, saying, he hopes his appointment will improve relations between the united states and tehran, explaining, quote, we hope that practical changes are made in america's foreign policy and american officials adopt an approach tom respect rights of nations. another big issue as you know is the president's relationship with our biggest ally in the middle east, israel and its prime minister benjamin netanyahu....
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first of all the president nominated hagel because i think he thinks hagel is pretty much in the same place as the president on a number of major public policy issues and he nedded a -- needed a secretary of defense. i think that's what happened. i think the president underestimated the intensity of opposition among republicans. talking about all the groups with various positions. the biggest group opposed hagel on the merits. the problem with those republicans is, they have been delaying, delaying trying to find new stuff, in hopes one, one democrat would peel off and oppose hagel. then they hoped maybe the floodgates would happen. that hadn't happened yet. jon: looks like senator graham, particularly lindsey graham of south carolina received information he wanted on benghazi. >> it is not really on benghazi. this was actually on a statement that hagel was alleged to have made about israel. and hagel's made a number of comments about israel in the past several years that have disturb ad lot of his detractors, among the or in the republican party. so this was a statement calling the s
first of all the president nominated hagel because i think he thinks hagel is pretty much in the same place as the president on a number of major public policy issues and he nedded a -- needed a secretary of defense. i think that's what happened. i think the president underestimated the intensity of opposition among republicans. talking about all the groups with various positions. the biggest group opposed hagel on the merits. the problem with those republicans is, they have been delaying,...
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chuck hagel is a very problematic nominee. he had one of the most disastrous confirmation hearing performances in recent history. we are still getting information that he should have disclosed at the outset when he was first nominated about speeches he has given and so forth. there is a lot of information we don't have and don't know about chuck hagel that we should be getting, and of course the bigger point is about benghazi. senator graham, other senators are putting a hold on his nomination because this administration is not disclosing everything they have about the benghazi attack. jon: and republicans haven't said absolutely not to chuck hagel, they have simply said, we need more information, and please get it to us. >> that's right, then we will give you a vote this. administration which has pride itself on transparency has been anything but transparent its come to the september 11th benghazi attacks which left four americans dead. we don't have answers. and it really is the -- the burden is on the white house, jon. the
chuck hagel is a very problematic nominee. he had one of the most disastrous confirmation hearing performances in recent history. we are still getting information that he should have disclosed at the outset when he was first nominated about speeches he has given and so forth. there is a lot of information we don't have and don't know about chuck hagel that we should be getting, and of course the bigger point is about benghazi. senator graham, other senators are putting a hold on his nomination...
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earlier, the senate number two republican hammered hagel. >> senator hagel's performance before the senate armed services committee was remarkably inept, and we should not be installing a defense secretary who's obviously not qualified for the job. and who holds dangerously misguided views on some of the most important issues facing national security policy for our country. >> reporter: meanwhile, it was smoother sailing for jack lew in the senate finance committee. he's a former white house chief of staff, also former budget director for president obama. the vote was 19-5, and next stop will be a full vote in the senate. ahead of the committee vote the finance chairman made his final pitch. >> as we will discuss today, our nation faces a number of great challenges. we need bright, dedicated individuals like these three nominees to work with us to find solutions. >> reporter: but at the the very moment, of course, we are watching the senate floor to see the procedural vote on chuck hagel's nomination. several weeks ago it got 58 votes, everybody expects it will get 60 votes, then the quest
earlier, the senate number two republican hammered hagel. >> senator hagel's performance before the senate armed services committee was remarkably inept, and we should not be installing a defense secretary who's obviously not qualified for the job. and who holds dangerously misguided views on some of the most important issues facing national security policy for our country. >> reporter: meanwhile, it was smoother sailing for jack lew in the senate finance committee. he's a former...
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hagel is talking about that as well. what is he is saying? >> reporter: hagel has been clear. he back ad plan put out by a group called global zero which they talk about deep cuts to the nuclear arsenal. they call for an 80% reduction in the u.s. nuclear arsenal. such a cut according to global zero would save $100 billion over 10 years. that is not that much when you're talking about a large defense budget that is about $600 billion a year. the problem is, in speaking with military experts about cutting the nuclear arsenal and secretary gates found this himself when he looked at cutting it, in effect you have to spend a lot of money to modernize the nuclear arsenal in order to cut it. so it will not be an immediate cost savings, heather. heather: jennifer griffin in washington, thanks so much, jennifer. jon: we're awaiting president obama's news conference which is scheduled to begin any minute now. the president is questions from the white house press corps assembled in the east room right now. this comes as one of the lingering questions facing this administration is whether
hagel is talking about that as well. what is he is saying? >> reporter: hagel has been clear. he back ad plan put out by a group called global zero which they talk about deep cuts to the nuclear arsenal. they call for an 80% reduction in the u.s. nuclear arsenal. such a cut according to global zero would save $100 billion over 10 years. that is not that much when you're talking about a large defense budget that is about $600 billion a year. the problem is, in speaking with military...
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hagel have not come clean and he has more questions and he needs straight answers. listen. >> i don't think we should allow brennan to go forward for the cia directorship, hagel to be confirmed as secretary of defense until the white house gives us an accounting, did the president ever pick up the phone and call anyone in the libyan government to help these folks? >> reporter: he is talking about the attacks on the u.s. consulate in benghazi. republican freshman texas senator ted cruz also threadent holding up nominations. democrats are furious and they're worried. watch. >> this is unprecedented, unwarranted to stop or attempt to try to stop the nomination of a secretary of defense and a cia director. >> reporter: well the problem with all this if they go to the committee tomorrow and mr. hagel is in fact held, his nomination is stopped, then that is over. it will have to be worked out. on the other hand if he gets to the floor as expected eventually for both of these nominations there could be filibusters. here is the senator from oklahoma. >> in the last nine yea
hagel have not come clean and he has more questions and he needs straight answers. listen. >> i don't think we should allow brennan to go forward for the cia directorship, hagel to be confirmed as secretary of defense until the white house gives us an accounting, did the president ever pick up the phone and call anyone in the libyan government to help these folks? >> reporter: he is talking about the attacks on the u.s. consulate in benghazi. republican freshman texas senator ted...
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arthel: i asked you, defense secretary hagel says the u.s. military is ready to move like that. how should that look, that move we're talking about? >> well, as the clock continues to tick and we don't do something, putin, russia, iran, the key supporters of syria, and assad himself will assume that this is not quite a serious and frankly any strike that we do, anything we do will end up as a go rope, frankly. we shouldn't think somehow letting a few missiles fly to let him know that chemical weapons use is unacceptable that somehow that will resolve the problem. the problem here is, what is our plan or exit strategy? if assad goes, what happens? a thousand tons of chemical weapons end up in the hands of a mishmash of opposition groups. arthel: of course they're mulling those possibilities over there within our administration i would imagine but also you just made a good point too, mike, that is, listen, we're saying, making it clear to the international community's well as the people that our goal here is not to overthrow assad. it is simply to go in there strategically, unmist
arthel: i asked you, defense secretary hagel says the u.s. military is ready to move like that. how should that look, that move we're talking about? >> well, as the clock continues to tick and we don't do something, putin, russia, iran, the key supporters of syria, and assad himself will assume that this is not quite a serious and frankly any strike that we do, anything we do will end up as a go rope, frankly. we shouldn't think somehow letting a few missiles fly to let him know that...
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defense secretary chuck hagel set to give his first major address in his new post. steep cuts coming the pentagon's way. >> reporter: the new defense secretary is expected to talk about dealing with very difficult fiscal realities at the pentagon which may lead to a reduction, firing troops and rejecting more weapons systems. secretary chuck hagel is talking at the national defense university about what has been described as the new dense party reality, smaller budgets and rethinking military policy. hagel will tell a military audience these money issues could lead to fundamental change and even greater prioritizing of resources. the task is cutting defense spending while making sure the military continues to attract top-notch personnel and can keep up with american security commit tph-pltsd a dangerous world. hagel will tell this military community that it's been at war for more than 11 years that they won't be tweaking existing structures and practices, there will be major changes to deal with 21st century realities. this message is tough for a military dealing wi
defense secretary chuck hagel set to give his first major address in his new post. steep cuts coming the pentagon's way. >> reporter: the new defense secretary is expected to talk about dealing with very difficult fiscal realities at the pentagon which may lead to a reduction, firing troops and rejecting more weapons systems. secretary chuck hagel is talking at the national defense university about what has been described as the new dense party reality, smaller budgets and rethinking...
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the road could be tougher for former senator chuck hagel. why his pick for defense secretary could face a confirmation fight. >>> a health concern you need to know about. ground beef being recalled because it could be carrying salmonella. we'll have the details. patti ann: right now a food recall you need to know about. the fda issuing a warning about ground beef at the center after salmonella outbreak. rick folbaum has all the details from the breaking news desk. hi, rick. >> the cdc has been able to link this outbreak to two different businesses in the state of michigan. so far 16 people in five different states have gotten sick. this is a form of salmonella that can lead to severe diarrhea and fever and cramps. it is usually called by eating raw or undercooked beef and seven of the people who got sick all reported eating at the same restaurant beforehand. the two beef distributors involved, one of them is in troy, michigan, the other in sterling heights. both recalled about 500 pounds of beef each. the products involved were sold in super
the road could be tougher for former senator chuck hagel. why his pick for defense secretary could face a confirmation fight. >>> a health concern you need to know about. ground beef being recalled because it could be carrying salmonella. we'll have the details. patti ann: right now a food recall you need to know about. the fda issuing a warning about ground beef at the center after salmonella outbreak. rick folbaum has all the details from the breaking news desk. hi, rick. >>...
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secretary of state john kerry, defense secretary chuck hagel and chairman of the joint chiefs of staff martin dempsey are you all expected to make the case for military action. there is an intense bipartisan push to punish the assad regime for a chemical attack that killed hundreds of civilians, many of them children on august 21st but there are also some strong bipartisan objections to any intervention at all in syria's bloody civil war. we have extensive team fox coverage. greg palkot is 40 miles from syria's border in beirut, lebanon. let's get to chief white house correspondent ed henry. we heard a little bit from the president. you had a little while to digest some of what happened in the meeting. what do we know now? >> reporter: we know, jenna, that the white house is trying to project the image this is the president doing all he can to reach out to congress, get their okay before he moves forward but remember it was just last week he was doing just the opposite. he was saying he would consult with congress but was going ahead without them anyway potentially and on a whole sear
secretary of state john kerry, defense secretary chuck hagel and chairman of the joint chiefs of staff martin dempsey are you all expected to make the case for military action. there is an intense bipartisan push to punish the assad regime for a chemical attack that killed hundreds of civilians, many of them children on august 21st but there are also some strong bipartisan objections to any intervention at all in syria's bloody civil war. we have extensive team fox coverage. greg palkot is 40...
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defense secretary chuck hagel now says the u.s. has some evidence that some chemical weapons have been used there. senator john mccain on what the u.s. response should be to this development. his first interview coming up next. jenna: a fox news alert, returning to one of our top stories today, both secretary of state john kerry and defense secretary chuck hagel now saying the united states has some evidence that the syrian government has used some chemical weapons in its civil war. yes, there are some caveats there, that's why we want to speak with arizona senator john mccain who joins us now live from the capitol. >> she's talking to me -- [laughter] jenna: are you getting your letters, senator mccain? >> just cut her out. jenna: we'll get back to him as soon as we can. a little bit of gremlins here. you know, while i have the time, i want to read you part of the letter that senator mccain received, because the caveats are very important. and this is directly from the administration. this is what the letter reads: our intelligenc
defense secretary chuck hagel now says the u.s. has some evidence that some chemical weapons have been used there. senator john mccain on what the u.s. response should be to this development. his first interview coming up next. jenna: a fox news alert, returning to one of our top stories today, both secretary of state john kerry and defense secretary chuck hagel now saying the united states has some evidence that the syrian government has used some chemical weapons in its civil war. yes, there...
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uma: do you think hagel will have no choice but to support the president's efforts, to cajole or work diplomatically with iran going forward to pressure them to stop their production. >> given chuck hagel's position on iran this he's expressed publicly i have no doubt he's of the same view of the administration. what the administration is setting up is legitimizing iran's nuclear program and thus permitting iran to get very, very close to breaking out and actually fabricating nuclear weapons or doing it in secret with us not being able to follow it that the threat of a nuclear iran is ever more pressing. uma: are you feeling then sanctions and diplomacy really won't work in this situation as you're dealing with iran, that the military option still need to be on the table and addressed very directly. >> sanctions and diplomas see are not going to work and they haven't worked for the last ten years of effort. iran will to the be talked out of its nuclear weapons program, even though the sanctions, which by the way the obama administration opposed in terms of the congressional lee impose
uma: do you think hagel will have no choice but to support the president's efforts, to cajole or work diplomatically with iran going forward to pressure them to stop their production. >> given chuck hagel's position on iran this he's expressed publicly i have no doubt he's of the same view of the administration. what the administration is setting up is legitimizing iran's nuclear program and thus permitting iran to get very, very close to breaking out and actually fabricating nuclear...
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here is defense secretary chuck hagel yesterday on the hill. >> if assad is prepared to use chemical weapons against his own people, we have to be concerned that terrorist groups like hezbollah, which has forces fighting in syria, supporting the assad regime, could acquire them and use them. >> reporter: nonetheless former defense secretary robert gaetz weighed in with this rare public statement, quote, failure by congress to approve the request would in my view have profoundly dangerous and negative consequences for the united states not just in the middle east but around the world both now and in the future. jenna: so, so that's part of the argument about, whether or not the tomahawk missiles are the right way to go, what other considerings there are? are we getting other considerations, jennifer? you don't come across tomahawk missiles. they are expensive. how much this limited strike could actually cost taxpayers? >> reporter: its e it is very interesting, jenna to hear the debate on the hill. yesterday defense secretary chuck hagel put a price on this limited mission. >> who is
here is defense secretary chuck hagel yesterday on the hill. >> if assad is prepared to use chemical weapons against his own people, we have to be concerned that terrorist groups like hezbollah, which has forces fighting in syria, supporting the assad regime, could acquire them and use them. >> reporter: nonetheless former defense secretary robert gaetz weighed in with this rare public statement, quote, failure by congress to approve the request would in my view have profoundly...
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first, our defense secretary chuck hagel just outlined the framework under which america could take military action in syria this as calls grow to forcefully respond to evidence that the assad regime killed hundreds of its own people with chemical weapons. >>> the wildfire the size of the chicago raging in and around a cherished american landmark, the yosemite national park but the rim fire poses a threat to hundred of thousands of residents in san francisco and it is a 150 miles away. we'll tell you about that. >>> sentencing for the army major convicted of killing 13 people in the fort hood shooting massacre the will nidal hasan get life in prison or the death penalty. but first right now, brand new stories. >> inyou had concluding this one, jon, busted for buging? a new report says the nsa cracked videoconferencing system at u.n. and apparently that is not all. >>> plus jody arias is back before a judge. today we could learn when the retrial of the convicted killer's penalty phase will begin. >>> and there is talk about making an entrance? bandits storm a pawn shop. why what they got away
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jon: i made that observation the other day because chuck hagel is not popular among some, even in the republican party. so the president gets to look bipartisan by nominating a republican, but it's a republican who doesn't enjoy widespread support or at least unanimous support from members of his own party. >> well, you know, you touched on something among the political pros in washington is much, a point of much conversation. you know he had challenged mitch mcconnell for leadership post while he was in the senate. so mcconnell doesn't have a whole lot of love for him. don't forget, he endorsed john kerry in that nebraska senate race that recently went to a republican. so people don't, of course he was opposed to the war. he opposed the surge in iraq. so the bush administration folks, again they don't have a whole lot of love but mitch mcconnell has said that chuck hagel will get a fair hearing. i think it is likely he will be confirmed, but again for the president's perspective, he has nominated a republican and he has put republicans in the position of having to reject one of their
jon: i made that observation the other day because chuck hagel is not popular among some, even in the republican party. so the president gets to look bipartisan by nominating a republican, but it's a republican who doesn't enjoy widespread support or at least unanimous support from members of his own party. >> well, you know, you touched on something among the political pros in washington is much, a point of much conversation. you know he had challenged mitch mcconnell for leadership post...
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john kerry, defense secretary chuck hagel and general martin dempsey set to testify. jenna: in the meantime, the president is in europe today pressing his case against syria as well ahead of the g 20 summit in russia. he'll cross paths with vladmir putin. mr. obama says the use of chemical weapons in syria needs to be answered for. >> i do think that we have to act. if we don't we're effectively saying that even though we may condemn it and issue resolutions and so farther and so on, somebody who is not shamed by resolutions can continue to act. jenna: mike is live on capitol hill, what normally would be a quiet time has turned very busy with all of these hearing. what is taking place right now on the side of the senate? the authorization for the use of force, where is that at this time? >> we expect any moment now the senate foreign relations committee will go into session to try to fine tune the use of force resolution that was crafted last night. amendments will be offered and they're running a little behind schedule because of these classified closed door briefing
john kerry, defense secretary chuck hagel and general martin dempsey set to testify. jenna: in the meantime, the president is in europe today pressing his case against syria as well ahead of the g 20 summit in russia. he'll cross paths with vladmir putin. mr. obama says the use of chemical weapons in syria needs to be answered for. >> i do think that we have to act. if we don't we're effectively saying that even though we may condemn it and issue resolutions and so farther and so on,...
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defense secretary chuck hagel attending a ceremony at dover air force base moments ago. the transfer of four soldiers and a marine killed in combat in afghanistan back home. the transfer is happening right now. the pentagon though did not pay for these families. the families of these soldiers and this marine, to travel to dover and meet the coffins of their loved ones. those grieving families will also not immediately get the death benefits owed to them, all due to the government shutdown. joining me now from capitol hill, republican congressman duncan hunter of california. he sent a letter to defense secretary chuck hagel regarding the death benefit problem and congressman, nice to have you on the program. >> thanks for having me. jenna: just want to mention to our viewers, we reached out to the pentagon. we asked for an interview as well. i know you've been on our network over last 24 hours. we haven't heard back. i want to point out to the viewers we were trying to find the other side for this. >> good luck. jenna: we're trying. that is our job. will this be resolved
defense secretary chuck hagel attending a ceremony at dover air force base moments ago. the transfer of four soldiers and a marine killed in combat in afghanistan back home. the transfer is happening right now. the pentagon though did not pay for these families. the families of these soldiers and this marine, to travel to dover and meet the coffins of their loved ones. those grieving families will also not immediately get the death benefits owed to them, all due to the government shutdown....
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even our defense secretary chuck hagel is ordering u.s. ships and aircraft to head to the philippines. marines have been arriving with vital food and water, bringing generators and manpower, helping already reeling filipino military. >> this magnitude can quickly overwhelm any force, or any government and what the ospreys can do is supplement what the existing rotary wing that the philippine air force already possesses. jamie: grn gene bernardo from ma fill la. dean, do they have enough folks on the ground, rescue operations in order to find survivors? and for how many days will they be able to look? >> reporter: good afternoon, to you, jamie. now the still uncertain because there are a lot of areas that have not been explored by the local police and the military. now the, there are certain areas that are still inaccessible and roads need to be cleared up by the, by both the military and thingfully, the -- thankfully the relief is little easier thanks to the presence of the choppers courtesy of the u.s. marines which arrived today. trying
even our defense secretary chuck hagel is ordering u.s. ships and aircraft to head to the philippines. marines have been arriving with vital food and water, bringing generators and manpower, helping already reeling filipino military. >> this magnitude can quickly overwhelm any force, or any government and what the ospreys can do is supplement what the existing rotary wing that the philippine air force already possesses. jamie: grn gene bernardo from ma fill la. dean, do they have enough...
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jon: jennifer griffin mentioned chuck hagel spoke to japan's defense minister, here's part of what he had to say according to the readout of that call. reaffirmed long-standing policies in article five of the defense treaty applies to the island. pledged to consult with japan on efforts to avoid unintended incidences, so if there was an incident, we would be obligated to come to the defense. >> that is even for china as well. it is not the weakness, is the aggressiveness of the tactics. our treaty says of japan administers it, it is covered by the treaty. this covered by our treaty. we needed to do something with the b-52. >> thank you for helping us keep an eye on it. jenna: how people are keeping a alternate transportation. plus the irs at it again targeting conservative groups for new rule changes. what that could mean for the tea party and others coming up. >> i'm doing just a little thanksgiving shopping. >> some lucky person. >> who is going to eat these guys? popcorn and caramel. >> caramel. >> that is not the only thing going on. >> are going to tell you the democrats new stra
jon: jennifer griffin mentioned chuck hagel spoke to japan's defense minister, here's part of what he had to say according to the readout of that call. reaffirmed long-standing policies in article five of the defense treaty applies to the island. pledged to consult with japan on efforts to avoid unintended incidences, so if there was an incident, we would be obligated to come to the defense. >> that is even for china as well. it is not the weakness, is the aggressiveness of the tactics....
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chuck hagel suggested yesterday that the u.s. mass very little leverage here. take a listen. >> our ability to influence the outcome in is limited. it is up to the egyptian people and they are a large, great, sovereign nation and it will be their responsibility to sort, to sort this out. >> reporter: now what secretary hagel is referring to is reality on the ground in middle east, in egypt specifically which is that the u.s. has little impact it appears on the events on the ground but there is also a political reality they have got republican senators like john mccain saying president looks weak if the u.s. will not use the little leverage it has to cut off u.s. aid to egypt. patti ann? patti ann: ed henry, live at the white house. thank you. jon: a murder trial underway for a fugitive accused of killing an oklahoma couple. why the defense is now questioning the credibility of some witnesses. our legal panel weighs in on that next. >>> plus, take a look, the royal family portrait, the first official photos of little prince george are out and we have them for yo
chuck hagel suggested yesterday that the u.s. mass very little leverage here. take a listen. >> our ability to influence the outcome in is limited. it is up to the egyptian people and they are a large, great, sovereign nation and it will be their responsibility to sort, to sort this out. >> reporter: now what secretary hagel is referring to is reality on the ground in middle east, in egypt specifically which is that the u.s. has little impact it appears on the events on the ground...
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top administration officials including defense secretary chuck hagel briefing some lawmakers last night to build political support for military strikes against syrian president bashar al-assad and his government. but not everyone is sold. some say the president must do a better job of justifying this strike. >> there are consequences to doing very limited or reason -- even more than a little bit limited when it comes to syria. there are also consequences for not doing anything in syria. and so i argue, let's have that debate. i think the facts will be on the president side but he needs buy-in from congress. alisyn: back in 2007 then senator obama made the case that no president could initiate military strikes without congressional approval. then he said quote, the president did not have the power under the constitutional to unilaterally authorize a military attack in a situation that does not stop involving an actual or imminent threat to the nation. let's debate that. byron york, chief political correspondent for the washington exam upper and fox news contributor. hi, byron. >> good mo
top administration officials including defense secretary chuck hagel briefing some lawmakers last night to build political support for military strikes against syrian president bashar al-assad and his government. but not everyone is sold. some say the president must do a better job of justifying this strike. >> there are consequences to doing very limited or reason -- even more than a little bit limited when it comes to syria. there are also consequences for not doing anything in syria....
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give it to hagel about. let him go in with a fine-tooth comb, with a scalpel and actually get in there to make the cuts that you need to make. jon: so in the meantime, we have learned that we have three white house calligraphers on staff. >> you could go on and on. jon: almost 300,000 a year. but we can't keep the white house open for tours? >> listen like pigs at trough. more money you give people in washington the more money they will spend, bottom line. remember senators, or congressman they do not get part of the cut. staff members do. they don't get anything cut. there is no skin in the game. the president does not want this authority pause he wants to make the republicans look bad. everybody knows it. and it is time to show real leadership. jon: we hired this man, barack obama, as an administrator. >> to make tough choices. jon: right. to do the tough work of government. is he, is he not going to do that? >> he could have the authority. they're willing to give it to him. he does not want it. he needs t
give it to hagel about. let him go in with a fine-tooth comb, with a scalpel and actually get in there to make the cuts that you need to make. jon: so in the meantime, we have learned that we have three white house calligraphers on staff. >> you could go on and on. jon: almost 300,000 a year. but we can't keep the white house open for tours? >> listen like pigs at trough. more money you give people in washington the more money they will spend, bottom line. remember senators, or...
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defense secretary chuck hagel says the move was part of normal military training operations. make no mistake the u.s. will defend itself. >> and the north koreans seem to be headed in a different direction here. so, we will unequivocally defend, and we are unequivocally committed to that alliance with south korea. jon: the b-2 is capable of delivering both conventional as well as nuclear weapons. north korea says it considers the drills as preparations for an invasion. though the pentagon is worried about the nearly 30,000 u.s. troops stationed along the border between the two countries. most analysts say north korea is years away from being able to attack the united states. case in point this satellite image of the korean peninsula at night. you can see south korea brightly lit while the north is the complete opposite, just 26% of north korea's population has access to electricity. but pyongyang does possess nuclear weapons. the bush administration tried to proceed convenient the north from going nuclear with round of crippling sanctions. but despite that they tested their f
defense secretary chuck hagel says the move was part of normal military training operations. make no mistake the u.s. will defend itself. >> and the north koreans seem to be headed in a different direction here. so, we will unequivocally defend, and we are unequivocally committed to that alliance with south korea. jon: the b-2 is capable of delivering both conventional as well as nuclear weapons. north korea says it considers the drills as preparations for an invasion. though the pentagon...
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we talk about the battles for brennan, for example, or senator hagel. what about jack lew? >> reporter: this one could be interesting as well. republicans on the hill are trying to define lew as what they call a classic big government liberal. he has always fought them on trying to get much-needed spending cuts through, something which is a bone of contention endlessly here in washington. jeff sessions says jack lew must never be secretary of treasury. he says lew gave testimony before the committee in two years ago that, in his words, were so false and outrageous, that alone should disqualify him. adding, quote: >> reporter: so it is clear lew will be one of those who is also facing a tough battle to get through the senate, but the white house very confident in its picks these days as evidenced by the fact that a number are controversial, and yet the president feels very sure about nominating and putting out for the senate to decide. jenna: shannon bream, thank you. jon: the administration moving full speed ahead as it tries to target gun violence. vice president joe biden
we talk about the battles for brennan, for example, or senator hagel. what about jack lew? >> reporter: this one could be interesting as well. republicans on the hill are trying to define lew as what they call a classic big government liberal. he has always fought them on trying to get much-needed spending cuts through, something which is a bone of contention endlessly here in washington. jeff sessions says jack lew must never be secretary of treasury. he says lew gave testimony before...
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gregg: one of the other aspects was expressed by charlie hagel. he said where is the threat to america if lives are at stake, american lives are at stake or if it's retaliation for americans who have been killed, which is what past presidents have done, that's a clear national security interest. but i mean, why -- >> but how is that now? right. if we use the humanitarian justification for this, then why didn't we get involved a long time ago? gregg: exactly. why indeed. >> why wasn't that the case? did we have to wait for 1,000 plus lives to be lost by the chemical weapons? but here is the bottom line of the entire equation here, that the obama administration and congress have to really consider that there should be punishment for chemical weapons. absolutely. but should we, the u.s. and our interests in the region and abroad, also be punished for the fallout that can happen as a result of these military strikes? that's really the -- what we have to weigh out here. gregg: the other thing we're learning is that a horrible atrocities have been commi
gregg: one of the other aspects was expressed by charlie hagel. he said where is the threat to america if lives are at stake, american lives are at stake or if it's retaliation for americans who have been killed, which is what past presidents have done, that's a clear national security interest. but i mean, why -- >> but how is that now? right. if we use the humanitarian justification for this, then why didn't we get involved a long time ago? gregg: exactly. why indeed. >> why...
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traveling in tokyo with secretary chuck hagel, secretary kerry vowed to exhaust all remedies before turning, quote to remedies that would square carry more consequences. >> it would be diplomatic malpractice of the worst order not to examine every possibility of whether or not you can achieve that before you ask people to take military action to do what you have to do in order to prevent something from happening. >> reporter: newly inaugurated iranian president hassan rouhani said that iran's supreme leader, the ayatollah khomeni invested him with the authority to negotiate the end the nuclear standoff. in tokyo, secretary hagel defended the very idea of talking with the regime. >> engagement is not appeacement. it is not surrender. it is not a negotiation. but i think we are wise if the iranians have reached out, which they have, to in a very clear eyed way and we are, test their actions with their words. >> reporter: iran maintains that its nuclear program is solely for civilian energy use. jon? jon: james rosen in washington. james, thanks. >> reporter: thank you. jenna: certainly a lot
traveling in tokyo with secretary chuck hagel, secretary kerry vowed to exhaust all remedies before turning, quote to remedies that would square carry more consequences. >> it would be diplomatic malpractice of the worst order not to examine every possibility of whether or not you can achieve that before you ask people to take military action to do what you have to do in order to prevent something from happening. >> reporter: newly inaugurated iranian president hassan rouhani said...
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he has to really rely on chuck hagel and susan rice, all hands need to be on deck because what happens in egypt is really indicative for what happens throughout the entire region for the united states, for western europe, it really is an important country that represents the bridge into the intoir -- entire region. heather: let's talk about the political implications in a moment and focus on the oil. this is such a huge issue. egypt doesn't produce a lot of it but it's in control of so many of the geography that affects our ability to get it. let's take a look at the map. we have a map that talks about the direction of oil and as it comes to the suez canal and then heads over the to atlantic. you may not be able to see it right now but down around south africa and that is the way that things may have to go if things get a lot dicier there in egypt. so i'm just wondering, what do you think the impact this could be on the united states and other countries? >> well, obviously the price of oil will dramatical gl up just because trying to get it to the united states is a huge long way compa
he has to really rely on chuck hagel and susan rice, all hands need to be on deck because what happens in egypt is really indicative for what happens throughout the entire region for the united states, for western europe, it really is an important country that represents the bridge into the intoir -- entire region. heather: let's talk about the political implications in a moment and focus on the oil. this is such a huge issue. egypt doesn't produce a lot of it but it's in control of so many of...
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secretary chuck hagel. it appears to be the best constructed building i've seen in my travels in afghanistan. unfortunately it is unused and unoccupied and presumably will not be used for its intended purpose. the 64,000 square foot headquarters was built in the desert with a massive operations center that rifle's some say centcoms. a briefing theater and office equipment but will likely be torn down. quote, leaders in afghanistan determined in may 2010 there was no need for the facility yet the military still moved ahead. i'm deeply troubled wrote john sopko wrote to chuck hagel, that the military spent construction funds on a project that should have been stopped. the british firm that the us air force contracted to build the facility would need to add millions of dollars in additional software to complete the headquarters and the air-conditioning alone is too expensive for the afghans to maintain. it is not alone. in northern afghanistan the state department last year spent $80 million on a 10-year lease
secretary chuck hagel. it appears to be the best constructed building i've seen in my travels in afghanistan. unfortunately it is unused and unoccupied and presumably will not be used for its intended purpose. the 64,000 square foot headquarters was built in the desert with a massive operations center that rifle's some say centcoms. a briefing theater and office equipment but will likely be torn down. quote, leaders in afghanistan determined in may 2010 there was no need for the facility yet...
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earlier this week secretary hagel addressed the distinction. >> that fives more flexibility to the president, all of us on this issue. we would anticipate to continue this of transferring these detainees and i think we're making good progress toward that. toward that objective. >> reporter: in a statement released late last night, shortly after the senate vote the aclu said, quote, there has been a sea change on the guantanamo issue both in congress and at the white house. there is now reason to hope that the job of closing guantanamo and ending indefinite detention can get done. now the biggest obstacle remaining are the 90 detainees from yemen. a year ago it seemed possible to send them back to the home country because the country was stable but that is really no longer the case. of course yemen is the home of the most active and lethal of al qaeda affiliates, al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. jenna. jenna: so important to remember that. the catherine, thank you. >> reporter: you're welcome. gregg: days before christmas target shoppers are seeing red big-time after the retail giant admits
earlier this week secretary hagel addressed the distinction. >> that fives more flexibility to the president, all of us on this issue. we would anticipate to continue this of transferring these detainees and i think we're making good progress toward that. toward that objective. >> reporter: in a statement released late last night, shortly after the senate vote the aclu said, quote, there has been a sea change on the guantanamo issue both in congress and at the white house. there is...
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chuck hagel told the auditors through his aides that suspending the contracts would, quote: delay efforts to develop the smw into a capable force. jon? jon: james rosen in washington, thank you. jenna: brand new details in the boston bombing investigation as multiple charges have been filed againstsore hard tsarnaev. david lee miller's here with the latest on this story. >> reporter: jenna, a 74-page federal indictment filed yesterday spells out in detail what the tsarnaev brothers allegedly did before, during and after the bombing of the boston marathon. the indictment reveals what the accused bomber allegedly wrote on the wall on the beams of a dry-docked boat where authorities found him hiding. he scrawled, and i quote: >> r eporter: he also wrote: stop killing our innocent people, and we will stop. the indictment also revealed more specifics about the bomb plot itself. although there is no mention of accomplices or direct help from terrorist groups. it says that joe car tsarnaev downloaded terrorist material from the internet including an english-language magazine published by al-qaed
chuck hagel told the auditors through his aides that suspending the contracts would, quote: delay efforts to develop the smw into a capable force. jon? jon: james rosen in washington, thank you. jenna: brand new details in the boston bombing investigation as multiple charges have been filed againstsore hard tsarnaev. david lee miller's here with the latest on this story. >> reporter: jenna, a 74-page federal indictment filed yesterday spells out in detail what the tsarnaev brothers...
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secretary of state kerry and defense secretary chuck hagel are meeting are their russian counterparts right now. snowden is on the agenda, though officials said the talks wouldn't focus on him. the meeting had originally been scheduled to finalize the agenda for the now-canceled summit for iran, missile defense on the agenda. the president will also likely defend the nsa's data collection after reports that the spy agency tracks virtually all e-mail and text traffic coming into and going out of the country. the president told jay leno the u.s. is able to track e-mails and phone numbers that are known to be connected to terrorist threats, but it stores a much wider amount of traffic and some lawmakers are questioning the wisdom and the need for that. the president also likely to be asked about evacuating personnel from most of the u.s. embassies in the middle east following the threat of an al-qaeda attack. the state department, as jennifer told us, added the consulate in lahore, pakistan, to the list today. officials won't give any details about the threat, but u.s. drone attacks have
secretary of state kerry and defense secretary chuck hagel are meeting are their russian counterparts right now. snowden is on the agenda, though officials said the talks wouldn't focus on him. the meeting had originally been scheduled to finalize the agenda for the now-canceled summit for iran, missile defense on the agenda. the president will also likely defend the nsa's data collection after reports that the spy agency tracks virtually all e-mail and text traffic coming into and going out of...
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>> talk is cheap and secretary hagel, recently con as secretary of defense you recall during the confirmation hearing had a little problem saying what the policy of the u.s. government was. finally the third try said our policy was not to try to contain a nuclear weapon but to prevent them. i think all of this ambiguity receipts perhaps, emboldens our perhaps if they keep pushing the line they can get away with it, and that is very dangerous for us and our allies. jon: all of this touches on the sequester battle. there was a nuclear aircraft carrier that the administration now says it doesn't have the money to send to that part of the world. let's take a look at a graphic of the sequester spending, the red line you're going to see here, versus what had been planned without sequester. the blue line, up on top. federal spending, senator, still going up and really the sequester almost looks like a drop in a bucket. i hate to say that about $85 billion but that is how it looks? >> that is what happens with all the chicken little talk suggesting that the sky is falling. it represents a 2.4% cut in
>> talk is cheap and secretary hagel, recently con as secretary of defense you recall during the confirmation hearing had a little problem saying what the policy of the u.s. government was. finally the third try said our policy was not to try to contain a nuclear weapon but to prevent them. i think all of this ambiguity receipts perhaps, emboldens our perhaps if they keep pushing the line they can get away with it, and that is very dangerous for us and our allies. jon: all of this touches...
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comes on the heels of comments from karzai during his first visit by the new defense secretary chuck hagel to afghanistan. karzai claims the u.s. is colluding with the taliban saying, quote on the one hand the taliban are talking with the americans, but on the other hand they carry out a bombing in kabul. he goes onto say recent bombings by the taliban were for the benefit of america saying quote, these bombings aimed to prolong the presence of the american forces in afghanistan. a good time to remember that 2100-plus americans have died since the war began in afghanistan. we've also spent more than a half trillion dollars on the war. seth jones is a former adviser to the commanding general to the u.s. forces in afghanistan . he's now a research for the rand corporation. nice to have you back with us. why should our men keep dying in this country, men and women if this is the behavior of that country's president? what is going on here? >> well, i should point out that this is not the first time we've heard statements like this. back in april of 2010 president karzai stkul lee sai actually
comes on the heels of comments from karzai during his first visit by the new defense secretary chuck hagel to afghanistan. karzai claims the u.s. is colluding with the taliban saying, quote on the one hand the taliban are talking with the americans, but on the other hand they carry out a bombing in kabul. he goes onto say recent bombings by the taliban were for the benefit of america saying quote, these bombings aimed to prolong the presence of the american forces in afghanistan. a good time to...
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we do expect to get some of those details later today from defense secretary chuck hagel. he's likely to say that the civilian workers will be furloughed for 0111 days, that is key, 11 days for fewer before the end of the fiscal year on september 30th. while that is not welcome news for those workers who don't want to lose those days of pay the original man was for 22 days of furlough. and then it became 14 days, and now 11. after congress gave the pentagon more flexibility in finding ways to cut billions of dollars due to sequestration. already one republican member of congress, though, says it never should have come to this. ohio republican mike turner said in a statement, quote, today's announcement is exactly why i voted against see questions request tracing. it will severely impact hard-working civilian dod, the department of defense employees, and put further strain on our communities. now we're also waiting for more details from the pentagon on exactly how the furloughs will be divied up among the military branches. there's been a lot of debate about that. jenna. je
we do expect to get some of those details later today from defense secretary chuck hagel. he's likely to say that the civilian workers will be furloughed for 0111 days, that is key, 11 days for fewer before the end of the fiscal year on september 30th. while that is not welcome news for those workers who don't want to lose those days of pay the original man was for 22 days of furlough. and then it became 14 days, and now 11. after congress gave the pentagon more flexibility in finding ways to...
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. >> reporter: new secretary of defense chuck hagel elaborated on some of the cuts, defense cuts already in effect. >> effective immediately air force flying hours will be cutback. this will have a major impact on training and readiness. the army will occur trail training for all units except foes deploying to afghanistan, adversely impacting nearly 80% of army operational units. >> reporter: those impacts are subject to potential change depending on what congress does with the continuing resolution. there are other impacts being felt right now, homeland security in a poll tanee described somjanet napolitano described some of them yesterday. >> you are already seeing affects at the big airports, for example, some of them had very long lines this weekend. >> reporter: waits for customs inspections at miami interest nation and and at new york apartment jfk were over two hours, longer than normal. jenna: at a local level we seeing any impacts of federal dollars drying up or programs being curtailed because of the sequester? >> reporter: you're affiliate here in washington wttg is reporting
. >> reporter: new secretary of defense chuck hagel elaborated on some of the cuts, defense cuts already in effect. >> effective immediately air force flying hours will be cutback. this will have a major impact on training and readiness. the army will occur trail training for all units except foes deploying to afghanistan, adversely impacting nearly 80% of army operational units. >> reporter: those impacts are subject to potential change depending on what congress does with...
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jenna: i support the president's strong position on containment, is what chuck hagel just said, but steven joins us now. of course, you know about that, but i want to repeat it because some say it was a slip, you say it was intention bal. >> no, it's the difference between people said he misspoke or didn't know what he was talking about. it's what in washington is known as a gaffe, accidental and embarrassing telling of the truth. of course, the administration's real position on iran within the bowels of the your rocky, but -- bureaucracy, but i also think they are prepared to accept iran as a nuclear threshold state and to try to devise a policy to contain that. it's not a prevention strategy, and i think that's been, that's been demonstrated by the terms of geneva agreement which the president is now misrepresenting. jenna: how? >> well, for instance, he gave a talk in washington with last week in which e -- he said this deal does not have, does not grant iran any right to enrich uranium. and yet it recognizes that iran enriches uranium, it allows iran to continue to enrich uranium, and
jenna: i support the president's strong position on containment, is what chuck hagel just said, but steven joins us now. of course, you know about that, but i want to repeat it because some say it was a slip, you say it was intention bal. >> no, it's the difference between people said he misspoke or didn't know what he was talking about. it's what in washington is known as a gaffe, accidental and embarrassing telling of the truth. of course, the administration's real position on iran...